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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beater.
Beater cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beater throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beater throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Escobar.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
We've been hearing reports that Escobar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Beater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beater scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar misses with a hook. Beater ducked under it nicely.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Beater throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Beater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
A punch combination from Beater misses.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Beater finds it's target.
Escobar gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Beater is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beater does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Escobar looks to land a strike but Beater avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Escobar throws a big elbow that misses.
Escobar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escobar looking to sit in guard and control but Beater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beater defends it easily.
Escobar has his feet on Beater's thighs here. He's pushed Beater off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Beater screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Escobar!
A relieved looking Pablo Escobar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiggy BigBranch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Twiggy BigBranch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton misses with a few strikes there.
Burton misses with a takedown
and BigBranch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burton throws a leg kick but BigBranch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Burton misses its intended target.
BigBranch throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
Burton slips a jab from BigBranch.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burton scores with a shot to the body.
BigBranch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burton can pounce on him.
BigBranch shoots in and drives through. Burton sprawls well.
BigBranch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton catches BigBranch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. BigBranch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burton misses with a body kick.
BigBranch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burton throws out the jab.
BigBranch feints a counter leg kick.
BigBranch looks for the body kick but Burton saw that one coming.
Burton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burton but Burton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BigBranch is looking to chop away at Burton's legs.
BigBranch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. BigBranch moves away and avoids it.
BigBranch darts in looking for a takedown but Burton gets double underhooks and turns BigBranch into the cage.
Jack Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiggy BigBranch.
BigBranch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
BigBranch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BigBranch.
BigBranch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burton.
Burton lands with a slapping head kick.
Burton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BigBranch.
Burton lands with a hook. BigBranch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burton throws a leg kick
and Burton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and BigBranch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from BigBranch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
BigBranch is trying to counter with his kicks.
Burton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and BigBranch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
BigBranch with a nice cross.
Burton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
BigBranch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burton's head backwards.
BigBranch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. BigBranch showed some decent athleticism there.
Burton blocking the ground and pound attempt from BigBranch.
BigBranch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
BigBranch lands with a punch from half guard.
BigBranch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burton blocking the ground and pound attempt from BigBranch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
BigBranch trying to control the action but Burton is working from the bottom.
BigBranch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
BigBranch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burton is looking to control BigBranch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burton avoid being mounted?
Burton is looking to get back to full guard here but BigBranch has managed to pass to side control instead.
Burton tries to improve position but can't.
BigBranch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
BigBranch wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
Burton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of BigBranch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BigBranch throws a strike aimed at the side of Burton's head but Burton avoids it well.
BigBranch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burton is avoiding damage well.
BigBranch working the ground and pound.
Burton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by BigBranch.
Burton struggling a bit here.
BigBranch is trying to ground and pound but Burton uses the momentary lack of control by BigBranch to regain half guard.
Burton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BigBranch is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiggy BigBranch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by BigBranch.
BigBranch shoots in and drives through. Burton sprawls well.
Burton blocks a leg kick.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
BigBranch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
BigBranch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
BigBranch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton dips to his left and cracks BigBranch with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
BigBranch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BigBranch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton keeping moving, preventing BigBranch from controlling successfully.
Burton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burton keeping moving, preventing BigBranch from controlling successfully.
BigBranch with a flurry of punches that miss.
BigBranch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
BigBranch postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
BigBranch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton stuffs the takedown.
Jack Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiggy BigBranch.
BigBranch throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
BigBranch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burton's guard.
Burton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BigBranch trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
BigBranch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BigBranch throwing strikes but missing.
BigBranch throws a big right hand that misses.
BigBranch trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burton wants to pass the guard but BigBranch is keeping the position.
Burton is in close to BigBranch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but BigBranch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton scoring with some ground and pound.
BigBranch has momentary wrist control but Burton slips an elbow through the middle.
Twiggy BigBranch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burton wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burton's guard.
BigBranch is working Burton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
BigBranch postures up and lands a big shot to Burton's brow.
BigBranch landing some decent shots from guard.
BigBranch cracks Burton with a solid left hand.
BigBranch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. BigBranch defends it easily.
BigBranch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BigBranch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BigBranch trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Twiggy BigBranch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
BigBranch just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
BigBranch is looking to score with low kicks.
As BigBranch looks to move away, Burton throws a big counter combo but BigBranch just gets out of the way.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton avoids the body shot from BigBranch.
An inside leg kick from BigBranch misses.
A left lands for BigBranch.
Burton lands a nice hook to BigBranch's body. BigBranch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BigBranch can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch gets a takedown into half guard.
BigBranch controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch drops an elbow to the side of Burton's head.
BigBranch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burton gets full guard.
Burton controlling the position.
BigBranch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burton is on top in guard.
BigBranch is pulling down on Burton's head. It's preventing any offense from Burton, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch wants to sweep here but Burton controlling him for the moment.
BigBranch trying to control the position.
Burton looking to pass the guard.
Jack Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton stands and throws BigBranch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
BigBranch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burton prevents BigBranch from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
BigBranch gets back to full guard.
BigBranch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burton controlling from the top position.
Burton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
BigBranch has Burton pulled in close to control his posture.
Burton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BigBranch wants to sweep here but Burton controlling him for the moment.
BigBranch working a defensive guard but Burton passes into half guard.
BigBranch is trying to get back to full guard.
Burton wants to work for an arm triangle but BigBranch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BigBranch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burton.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Twiggy BigBranch.
I've got BigBranch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Burton!
A very excited looking Jack Burton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Villars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Villars!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega throws a head kick that misses
and Villars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villars throws a jab but it's blocked by De Vega.
Villars throws a lazy right hand but De Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Villars pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar De Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vega.
De Vega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Villars avoids it.
Villars misses with a wild body shot.
De Vega punishes Villars's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vega lands a head shot.
De Vega throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Villars misses the target.
De Vega swings for the body but Villars moves out of range.
De Vega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Villars misses its intended target.
De Vega looks for the body kick but Villars saw that one coming.
Villars misses with an uppercut. De Vega saw that one coming.
De Vega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Villars closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Vega did well to prevent Villars getting side control.
De Vega tries to get to full guard but Villars has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villars is nestled in close to De Vega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Vega.
De Vega is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Villars defends well.
Villars throwing strikes but missing.
Villars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Vega controlling the position.
Villars avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Vega wants to sweep here but Villars controlling him for the moment.
Villars trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Vega is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villars is controlling him.
De Vega keeping moving, preventing Villars from controlling successfully.
Villars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villars is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Villars content to stall in guard here.
Villars trying to control but De Vega is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vega has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Villars stopping the sweep attempt from De Vega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villars trying to control but De Vega is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Villars walks into a left hand.
Villars pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Villars missing with a left hand there. De Vega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vega shoots in but no luck this time.
De Vega misses with a head kick.
De Vega looks to land a right hand but Villars moved out of range.
De Vega sizes up Villars with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Villars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vega lands with a nice body kick.
De Vega tries to clinch up but Villars circles away and keeps his distance.
De Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villars blocks a head kick by De Vega.
Villars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Vega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Villars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Villars with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vega misses with a head kick.
De Vega slips under a jab from Villars.
De Vega half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Villars might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villars but Villars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Villars takes the fight into the clinch.
Villars drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Vega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Vega blocks an elbow strike.
De Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villars holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Villars dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villars looks to land a right hand but De Vega moved out of range.
De Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Villars.
De Vega shoots in looking for a takedown. Villars tries to sprawl out of it but De Vega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villars manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villars throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Vega has closed the distance and engaged Villars in a clinch.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villars prevents a body shot from De Vega.
Villars jumps into guard, dragging De Vega to the mat.
De Vega works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vega prevents Villars from standing back up.
De Vega is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Villars defends it well.
Villars wants to control but De Vega is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega lands with a punch from half guard.
Villars keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Villars is looking to escape.
De Vega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Villars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Vega working over Villars with some ground and pound. Villars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Villars is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Vega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Vega's back!
De Vega trying to control but not successfully.
De Vega wants to escape the position.
Villars is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. De Vega knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften De Vega for a finish.
Villars missing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villars scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. De Vega is looking for a way out.
De Vega trying to control the position but Villars manages to sink in the hooks.
De Vega rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
De Vega wants to control but Villars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Villars trying to control the action but De Vega is working from the bottom.
Villars trying to control the pace.
Richard Villars has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vega preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Villars sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Vega defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villars not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villars working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Vega is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
De Vega moves into full guard.
Villars lands a couple of digs.
Villars trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villars postures up and lands a big shot to De Vega's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega wants to sweep but no luck.
Villars working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Vega is rocked!
Villars loads up on a big left hand. De Vega felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Villars looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! De Vega can't hide his disappointment, as Villars celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Villars!
A very excited looking Richard Villars made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Jong has chosen Nobody Nobody as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kim Jong enters the cage!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyypia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyypia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyypia moves out of range of the strikes.
Jong moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jong throws an elbow but misses.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyypia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyypia.
Hyypia is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jong.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as Hyypia controls the action.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as Hyypia controls the action.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hyypia blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyypia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong blocks a head kick by Hyypia.
Hyypia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong.
It looked like Hyypia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Jong as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong misses with a head kick.
Hyypia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy body kick from Hyypia
and Jong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hyypia! Jong lets Hyypia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jong closes the distance and pushes Hyypia back into the cage.
Jong lands an uppercut.
Jong has Hyypia pressed against the cage, preventing Hyypia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyypia breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyypia.
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyypia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyypia darts in and clinches Jong up against the cage.
Jong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jong cracks Hyypia with a nice body shot.
Jong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hyypia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyypia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Hyypia is blocking nicely.
Jong misses with an elbow strike.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Jong pushes Hyypia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Jong tries a knee to the head but Hyypia blocks it.
Hyypia tries to break free but Jong pushes him back against the cage.
Hyypia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyypia pushes Jong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong lands a nice shot to the body.
Jong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jong.
Jong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hyypia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jong lands with a short shot to the head.
Jong misses with an elbow strike.
Jong lands an elbow just above Hyypia 's eye.
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
Jong scores with a shot to the side of Hyypia's head.
Hyypia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jong has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
Jong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyypia lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hyypia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jong letting Hyypia take a breather here.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyypia controlling the action here for a moment.
Jong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jong digs a right hand underneath Hyypia's ribcage. Hyypia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
Hyypia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hyypia wants to get back to striking at distance but Jong won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia can't break the clinch.
Jong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyypia.
Jong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jong keeps control of Hyypia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Hyypia is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyypia is trying to push Jong away but Jong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyypia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong has Hyypia up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hyypia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hyypia is trying to force a seperation but Jong has the dominant position.
Hyypia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyypia tries to keep at a distance but Jong has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyypia avoids a wild elbow strike from Jong.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyypia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Jong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyypia breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jong forces Hyypia back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Hyypia is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Hyypia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hyypia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jong pushes Hyypia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hyypia's face.
Hyypia takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Jong.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Jong.
Jong lands a knee to the head.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hyypia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hyypia takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyypia backwards.
A short right from Jong on the inside.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Jong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hyypia misses with the head strike.
Hyypia is trying to break free.
Jong misses with a punch to the body.
Jong tries a knee to the head but Hyypia blocks it.
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hyypia blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyypia swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyypia breaks the clinch.
Jong moves into the clinch.
Jong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyypia's elbow.
Hyypia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyypia controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong blocks a body shot from Hyypia.
Hyypia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyypia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyypia lands a nice hook to Jong's body. Jong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hyypia keeps the fight on the outside.
Jong tries to clinch but Hyypia moves out of range.
Jong throws a lazy head kick
and Hyypia counters with a left to the body.
Jong wants to clinch but Hyypia slips to the side
and Hyypia counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyypia.
Jong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crunch! Hyypia slams his shin into Jong's torso.
Hyypia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyypia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia lands a slapping body shot.
Hyypia darts in and clinches Jong up against the cage.
Hyypia breaks from the clinch.
Hyypia is looking to wear down Jong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyypia.
Jong walks into a straight right hand from Hyypia.
Jong closes the distance but Hyypia moves to the side
and Hyypia counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyypia throws a nice looking combination but Jong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyypia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyypia.
Hyypia connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hyypia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hyypia momentarily.
Sami Hyypia is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyypia cracks Jong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hyypia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jong to stand back up!
Jong is rocked!
A head kick misses from Jong.
Jong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyypia finish him?
Jong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyypia cracks Jong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hyypia finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyypia.
Hyypia keeps the fight on the outside.
Jong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hyypia drops Jong with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jong! Hyypia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Hyypia!
A less than humble Sami Hyypia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka has chosen Superfly by Curtis Mayfield as his entrance music. Orkan Dogu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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34
180 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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36
175 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka tries to clinch there but Dogu circles away.
Snuka takes one to the side of the head.
Dogu with a nice cross.
Snuka misses with a straight right.
Dogu connects with a right hand. Snuka shakes it off.
Snuka goes for a double leg but Dogu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dogu continues to drive forward.
It looked like Dogu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snuka.
Dogu misses with a looping right.
Snuka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dogu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Snuka scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogu is looking for a sweep.
Snuka tries to move to mount but Dogu blocks the move with his legs.
Check out the look on Snuka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Snuka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dogu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snuka's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dogu to regain full guard.
Snuka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snuka is looking for a kimura but Dogu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Snuka to get the leverage.
Dogu is trying to get back to full guard.
Snuka trying to control from half guard but Dogu is working away.
Dogu tries to get to full guard but Snuka has control of the leg.
Snuka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dogu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dogu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Snuka there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to roll over but Snuka keeps him under control.
Snuka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but Dogu defending well.
Snuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snuka trying to control the action but Dogu is working from the bottom.
Dogu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dogu keeping full guard, as Snuka tries to pass.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu looking to control.
Snuka looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dogu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snuka.
Snuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Snuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dogu.
Dogu trying to control the position but instead, Snuka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dogu into the cage.
Dogu taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Dogu fails to land.
Dogu lands a body shot.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dogu being controlled against the cage.
Dogu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dogu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Dogu.
Snuka tries to score a body lock takedown but Dogu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orkan Dogu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka blocks an uppercut.
Snuka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snuka slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
Snuka wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dogu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Dogu.
Dogu throws a looping overhand right but Snuka ducks down to avoid it.
Dogu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Dogu takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Dogu circles away and keeps his distance.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dogu.
Dogu lands with a good body shot.
Snuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Dogu.
Dogu lands a jab to the nose.
Snuka is rocked!
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dogu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Snuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Dogu finish him?
Dogu avoids the body shot from Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogu throws an overhand right that drops Snuka like a sack of potatoes! Dogu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orkan Dogu!
Our winner, Orkan Dogu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jimmy Snuka stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the hell just happened? Anyone get the license plate number off that truck?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Kontos comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Unlimited - No Limit. Vaziri Jr. has chosen Iron Sheik Theme as his entrance music. Stelio Kontos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Kontos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Kontos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaziri Jr. on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaziri Jr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a hook to the body. Kontos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kontos looks to land a right hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range.
Kontos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kontos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontos misses with a wild body shot.
Vaziri Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kontos.
Kontos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaziri Jr..
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kontos manages to avoid it.
A combination from Kontos does no damage.
Kontos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
Kontos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kontos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaziri Jr. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vaziri Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kontos moves away.
Kontos misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontos. Vaziri Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kontos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vaziri Jr. missing with a left hand there. Kontos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stelio Kontos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kontos misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Kontos - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaziri Jr. throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kontos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. defending well as Kontos loads up on a big left hand.
And Vaziri Jr. tries to counter it with a takedown but Kontos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaziri Jr. throws a jab when Kontos was well out of range.
Kontos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kontos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vaziri Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. moves out of range as Kontos strikes.
Nice body punch from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kontos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaziri Jr. moves away.
Vaziri Jr. drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kontos defends it well.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaziri Jr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stelio Kontos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Kontos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kontos lands with a nice body punch.
Kontos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaziri Jr. can pounce on him.
Vaziri Jr. takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kontos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kontos scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. fakes the leg kick and cracks Kontos in the body.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaziri Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Kontos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vaziri Jr. momentarily.
Jab, jab by Kontos - just one landing.
Kontos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kontos missing with a left hand there. Vaziri Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaziri Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos swings for the body but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range.
We've been informed that Vaziri Jr. has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kontos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaziri Jr. fails to land the takedown.
Kontos misses with a left hand
and Vaziri Jr. counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontos pushes Vaziri Jr. off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontos throws out the jab.
Kontos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri Jr. is just out of range.
Vaziri Jr. drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kontos defends it well.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kontos slips a jab from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vaziri Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaziri Jr. avoids the body shot from Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaziri Jr. cracks a nice hook into Kontos's ribs.
Kontos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaziri Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kontos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kontos throws the left hand but Vaziri Jr. avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaziri Jr. swings for the body but Kontos moves out of range.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a straight right.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Kontos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelio Kontos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kontos defending well as Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Kontos throws a hook to the side of Vaziri Jr.'s head but Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kontos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kontos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaziri Jr..
Kontos looks to throw the jab but Vaziri Jr. is out of range.
Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Kontos avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces Kontos off the cage and back into range.
Kontos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kontos as he avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontos connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontos jabs Vaziri Jr. to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Kontos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vaziri Jr. doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaziri Jr. misses with a looping right.
Vaziri Jr. slips a straight right by Kontos.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Vaziri Jr. swings for the body but Kontos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos lands with a cross.
Vaziri Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Stelio Kontos is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaziri Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to chop away at Kontos's legs.
Stelio Kontos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaziri Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos throws a series of punches but Vaziri Jr. avoids them all with ease.
Kontos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaziri Jr. is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaziri Jr. moves forwards but Kontos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaziri Jr. misses the jab.
Kontos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vaziri Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Kontos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaziri Jr. moves away from the strike by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kontos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kontos defends well and Vaziri Jr. ends up having to push Kontos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kontos looks to land a right hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range.
Kontos throws out a loose jab but Vaziri Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Kontos swings for the body but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Vaziri Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kontos.
Kontos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaziri Jr. can do to turn this around?
Kontos misses with an uppercut.
Vaziri Jr. feints the counter takedown.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaziri Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kontos misses with a hook. Vaziri Jr. ducked under it nicely.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kontos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. tries to move into range but Kontos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kontos has Vaziri Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vaziri Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Vaziri Jr. throws a sloppy body shot
and Kontos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kontos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vaziri Jr. - the referee stops the clock and Kontos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vaziri Jr.. Kontos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vaziri Jr. tries to move into range but Kontos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaziri Jr. manages to avoid it.
Vaziri Jr. takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vaziri Jr. buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kontos at a distance.
Kontos throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaziri Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kontos looks to throw the jab but Vaziri Jr. is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontos lands a slapping body shot.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Stelio Kontos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
Kontos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Kontos catches Vaziri Jr. right on the button with a cross.
Kontos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Vaziri Jr. does no damage.
Kontos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vaziri Jr. under the eye.
Kontos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kontos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaziri Jr. at a distance.
Kontos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaziri Jr. can pounce on him.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kontos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kontos misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelio Kontos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kontos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a head kick.
Kontos moves out of range of the body kick from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. slips under a jab.
Kontos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaziri Jr..
Kontos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kontos with a hook.
Kontos misses with a hook
and Vaziri Jr. counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kontos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaziri Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Kontos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos is pressing down on Vaziri Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vaziri Jr. postures up in Kontos's guard and throws a big left but Kontos blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaziri Jr. lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vaziri Jr. is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaziri Jr. accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kontos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vaziri Jr. fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kontos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Kontos blocks the leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Kontos throws an overhand right that lands on Vaziri Jr.'s shoulder, as Vaziri Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Kontos misses with a wild combination.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. feints and then cracks Kontos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kontos down.
Kontos looks to land a left hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Vaziri Jr. lands a slapping body shot.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a nice right hand.
Vaziri Jr. takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaziri Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontos was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontos is just out of range.
Kontos takes a swing at Vaziri Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Vaziri Jr. fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaziri Jr. throws a hook but Kontos blocks it.
Kontos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaziri Jr. slips a straight right by Kontos.
Kontos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Kontos avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kontos misses the target.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaziri Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontos.
The fighters circling - Kontos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kontos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kontos cracks Vaziri Jr. with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kontos misses the shot to the body.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stelio Kontos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaziri Jr.. Kontos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kontos misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kontos.
Kontos lands a nice shot that snaps Vaziri Jr.'s head back.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Kontos.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kontos connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaziri Jr. has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaziri Jr. lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kontos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kontos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kontos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vaziri Jr. looks to land a left hand but Kontos moved out of range nicely.
Kontos blocks a jab.
Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Kontos slips the punch.
Kontos lands a body shot.
Kontos connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kontos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaziri Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Kontos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri Jr. is just out of range.
Kontos checks a leg kick.
It looked like Kontos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kontos misses with a looping left.
Kontos throws a hook but Vaziri Jr. blocks it.
Kontos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vaziri Jr. throws a hook to the side of Kontos's head but Kontos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stelio Kontos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kontos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelio Kontos!
Stelio Kontos made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Hossein Vaziri Jr. stepped up to the mic, saying 'Iran #1! USA - HA, ptooey!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent 47 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McTearson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Agent 47's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent 47!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but 47 avoids it really well and circles away.
47 throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Agent 47 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
47 throws a shot from downtown. McTearson moves away and avoids it.
47 checks a leg kick.
47 lands with a good body shot.
47 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McTearson as he jumps to the side.
McTearson unleashes a big counter combination but 47 bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McTearson throws a hook but 47 blocks it.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from 47.
McTearson feints a counter leg kick.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from 47.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
47 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by 47. That's going to slow McTearson down.
A solid body kick from 47.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by 47.
That's one minute gone in the round.
47 closes the distance and lands a one-two.
47 throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McTearson tried to score with a low kick but 47 checks it.
47 misses with a body kick.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of 47's head but 47 sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson dives in and grabs 47's left leg, looking for a takedown. 47 pushes down on McTearson's head and hops out.
McTearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
47 scores with a nice body kick.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
47 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McTearson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
47 throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson tries to land a leg kick but 47 saw it coming and moves away.
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on 47's shoulder, as 47 tries to avoid the shot.
47 appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
47 blocks a head kick by McTearson.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by 47.
47 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McTearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson throws a head kick but 47 moves out of range.
McTearson checks a leg kick.
47 misses with an uppercut.
47 sets himself, and McTearson steps forward looking for the clinch! 47 avoids it this time.
47 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
47 tries to score with a low kick but McTearson moves his leg out of the way.
47 looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
47 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McTearson misses with a looping left.
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but 47 was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
47 scores with a nice body kick.
47 misses with a low kick.
47 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
47 was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McTearson throws the left hand but 47 avoids the punch easily.
47 is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McTearson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
47 tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
47 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches 47 on the side of the head.
47 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for McTearson.
McTearson gets caught flat footed, as 47 shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
47 trying to control the position from guard on top but McTearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
47 landing some decent shots from guard.
47 passes into half guard.
47 has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from 47.
McTearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
47 trying to control the position from guard on top but McTearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
47 is working McTearson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McTearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
47 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McTearson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McTearson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McTearson is still trying to improve position.
47 wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agent 47 dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTearson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
47 misses with a takedown attempt - McTearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
47 misses with a leg kick
and McTearson counters with a left and a right that stings 47.
47 tries for a takedown but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McTearson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but 47 manages to avoid it.
Agent 47 is winning the standup battle so far.
47 lands with a good body shot.
McTearson cracks 47 with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
47 avoids the head kick by McTearson.
47 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTearson can do to turn this around?
47 looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by 47 or perhaps it was just good defense by McTearson, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agent 47. That's going to take a lot out of him.
47 misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from 47.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping 47 under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
47 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McTearson sprawls well. McTearson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. 47 gets slowly back to his feet.
47 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
McTearson throws a front kick aimed at 47's knee but 47 avoids it well.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt 47.
McTearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
47 misses with the body kick
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
47 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McTearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and 47 counters with a nice kick to the body.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
47 is looking to land body kicks.
47 moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcTearson.
47 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. McTearson catches 47 right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
47 throws a leg kick which misses McTearson's front leg but catches the back leg as McTearson tries to avoid it.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
47 connects with a body shot that sends McTearson's belly button to the back.
47 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
47 blocks a jab.
47 scores with a jab to the head.
47 checks a low kick from McTearson.
A counter left hand to the body from 47 misses its target.
47 scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McTearson connects with the punch.
McTearson motions for 47 to come forward. McTearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by 47.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
47 appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McTearson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and 47 has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from 47 and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McTearson throws out a loose jab but 47 uses good head movement to avoid it.
47 scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
47 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McTearson blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from 47 does no damage.
47 misses with a low kick.
McTearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping 47 under the eye.
47 misses with a looping left.
McTearson dodges the punch combination from 47.
47 throws a body kick that misses.
47 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like McTearson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McTearson digs a good hook to 47's body.
47 throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
47 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
47 looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
47 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
47 fires out a quick counter leg kick but McTearson just manages to avoid it.
47 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McTearson sprawls well. McTearson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. 47 gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from 47.
McTearson lands a nice shot to the body.
47 thows a left - swing and a miss!
47 fails with a takedown attempt.
47 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
47 is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
McTearson drops 47 with a straight right hand, right on the button! McTearson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
A relieved looking Rufus McTearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by Boa - Energetic. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata tries to score with a low kick but Kid moves his leg out of the way.
Kid throws a low kick, looking for Miyata's leg but Miyata calmly moves out of range.
Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Miyata coming out on top.
Miyata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Kid walks into a left hand.
Kid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miyata scores with a nice right hand.
Kid cracks Miyata with a good jab.
Miyata slips under a jab from Kid.
Miyata is looking to counter punch.
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Miyata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Miyata does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Miyata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kid lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kid as he avoids it easily.
Miyata throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily.
Kid dips to his left and cracks Miyata with an uppercut!
Kid misses with the combination.
Miyata doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kid counter with a right hand.
Miyata scores with a jab to the head.
Miyata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kid.
Miyata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kid let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Miyata avoids the body shot from Kid.
Kid drops his hands momentarily and Miyata takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kid backs up against the cage.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Kid.
Miyata looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Kid lands a lovely overhand right.
Kid lands a nice hook to Miyata's body. Miyata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miyata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kid throws a hook but Miyata blocks it.
A jab from Miyata does it's job there.
Kid looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miyata.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyata throws out the jab.
Miyata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kid.
Miyata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miyata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kid.
Kid scores with a leg kick.
Kid misses the jab.
Miyata throws a front kick aimed at Kid's knee but Kid avoids it well.
Miyata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miyata.
Kid throws out a counter right but Miyata avoids it with no problem.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Miyata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miyata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kid throws Miyata to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Miyata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Miyata. Those never looked like landing.
Miyata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid missing with a left hand there. Miyata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyata misses with a body punch
and Kid counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miyata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miyata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Kid misses.
Miyata throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kid.
Kid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Miyata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miyata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata misses with a two punch combination.
Kid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miyata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karate Kid will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kid shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kid pushes Miyata away with a front kick.
Miyata connects with a single shot there.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
Miyata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kid wants to get back to his feet but Miyata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miyata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kid is looking to stand up but Miyata isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid pushes Miyata off and scrambles back to his feet.
Miyata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
And Kid responds with a good body kick, but Miyata manages to step out the way in time.
Kid has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kid swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Kid lands with a shot to the body.
Miyata misses with a combination
and Kid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kid is looking to chop away at Miyata's legs.
A shot to the liver by Miyata. Beautiful body shot.
Miyata slips a jab from Kid.
Miyata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid blocks a head kick by Miyata.
The fighters circling - Miyata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kid finds it's way through Miyata's defenses.
Kid throws a head kick but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Miyata throws a good cross that connects.
Karate Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miyata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Miyata - just one landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miyata crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kid - the referee stops the clock and Miyata gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kid. Miyata manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miyata missing with a left hand there. Kid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Kid.
Miyata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kid has time to react.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kid connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miyata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kid scrambles back to his feet.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyata digs a good hook to Kid's body.
Miyata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miyata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kid throws a low kick but Miyata moves out of range easily.
Miyata attempts a counter takedown but Kid avoids it well and moves away.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miyata misses with a straight right.
Kid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miyata cracks Kid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miyata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyata tried to counter with a leg kick but Kid avoided it.
Kid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyata's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karate Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyata.
Kid throws out a counter right but Miyata avoids it with no problem.
Kid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyata.
Kid defending well as Miyata loads up on a big left hand.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Kid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Miyata misses its target.
Miyata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid throws a front kick aimed at Miyata's knee but Miyata avoids it well.
Nice shot by Miyata.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Miyata misses.
Miyata misses the shot to the body.
Kid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kira Miyata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miyata.
Miyata misses with a looping right.
Kid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Miyata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Miyata coming out on top.
Miyata misses with a straight left.
Kid misses with an uppercut. Miyata saw that one coming.
Miyata attempts a counter takedown but Kid avoids it well and moves away.
Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Miyata avoids a kick to the body.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miyata.
Miyata checks a leg kick nicely.
Miyata feinted with a counter takedown.
Miyata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kid throws out the jab.
Kid throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata tries to move into range but Kid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kid throws a head kick that misses
and Miyata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miyata stops Kid from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Miyata throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kid's head.
Kid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Miyata slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyata lands a couple of digs.
Miyata is standing up over Kid. Kid looks to escape but Miyata dives into side control.
Miyata trying to control the action but Kid is working from the bottom.
Kid tries to escape but Miyata is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miyata misses with an uppercut.
Miyata misses with a lunging right hand
and Kid counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kid moves forwards but Miyata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miyata checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Miyata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miyata.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid slips a jab from Miyata.
Miyata shoots in for a double leg but Kid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kid steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miyata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata misses with a combination
and Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Kid cracks the inside of Miyata's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid misses with a body kick.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Miyata.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kid sprawls and moves away.
Kid throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Miyata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kira Miyata.
I think Miyata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karate Kid!
During a confident post fight interview, Karate Kid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Convicted Killer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer thuds a left hand into Harkimo's body.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Harkimo moves out of range easily.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Killer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harkimo doesn't seem phased though.
Harkimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Killer unleashes a big counter combination but Harkimo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harkimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harkimo connects with a body shot that sends Killer's belly button to the back.
Harkimo misses with a body shot
and Harkimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Killer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harkimo slips a straight right by Killer.
Killer blocks the body kick.
Killer misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Killer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
Harkimo scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Convicted Killer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harkimo sets himself, and Killer steps forward looking for the clinch! Harkimo avoids it this time.
Harkimo misses the shot to the body.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Killer checks it.
Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Killer throws a looping overhand right but Harkimo ducks down to avoid it.
Killer tests Harkimo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harkimo misses with a low kick as Killer jumps back.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Harkimo moves out of range easily.
Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harkimo scores with a shot to the body.
Harkimo is looking to score with low kicks.
Harkimo lands a nice hook to Killer's body. Killer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Killer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harkimos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Killer throws a jab when Harkimo was well out of range.
Killer tries to score with a low kick but Harkimo moves his leg out of the way.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Harkimo. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killer avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Killer misses with a lunging right hand
and Harkimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Harkimo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkimo.
Harkimo jabs Killer right on the nose. Killer blinks but takes it well.
Harkimo defending well as Killer loads up on a big left hand.
Harkimo cracks a nice hook into Killer's ribs.
Good leg kick by Harkimo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harkimo motions for Killer to come forward. Harkimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Killer drops his hands momentarily and Harkimo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harkimo blocks a head kick by Killer.
A big right from Killer misses.
Killer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harkimo throws a series of punches but Killer moves out of range.
Harkimo misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with a looping left.
Harkimo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harkimo throws a body punch but Killer moves out of range.
Harkimo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killer.
Harkimo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harkimo checks a low kick from Killer.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Harkimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harkimo lands with a hook. Killer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Convicted Killer's cut even more.
Harkimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killer moves away.
Harkimo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Killer right on the button. Killer goes down! Harkimo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Harkimo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
A very excited looking Keijo Harkimo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Juste looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St Juste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Juste sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
St Juste misses with a leg kick.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a left to the body.
Sackett lands a nice hook to St Juste's body. St Juste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett lands with a nice combination. St Juste backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Sackett swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett lands with a straight right. St Juste didn't see that one coming.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
St Juste throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Juste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Juste's sensitive parts.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but St Juste ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Juste counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Juste takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Juste scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
St Juste on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste swinging wildly here.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
St Juste works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Juste had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
St Juste looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett scores with a one two! St Juste had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Juste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Juste throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett jabs at St Juste's body.
St Juste misses the jab.
Sackett lands a jab to St Juste's midsection.
St Juste works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galloway Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
St Juste stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
St Juste digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on St Juste's shoulder, as St Juste tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett checks a low kick from St Juste.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Juste digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Juste connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Juste walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
St Juste is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but St Juste saw it coming and moves away.
As Sackett backs away, St Juste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.
Sackett digs a good hook to St Juste's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether St Juste might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a left and a right that stings St Juste.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
St Juste lands a head shot.
St Juste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St Juste feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Juste.
Renan St Juste's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
St Juste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St Juste crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and St Juste gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. St Juste manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
St Juste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Juste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Juste takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on St Juste's shoulder, as St Juste tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Sackett jabs St Juste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Galloway Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Juste. St Juste obviously looking to wear him down.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Juste can pounce on him.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.
St Juste slips a jab from Sackett.
St Juste looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. St Juste catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Galloway Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Juste tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Juste walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
St Juste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sackett.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Juste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Juste defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from St Juste misses.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett throws a right and a left that St Juste avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Sackett lands a head shot.
St Juste is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
St Juste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett throws a lazy body kick
and St Juste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
St Juste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Juste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Juste feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Juste blocks a leg kick.
St Juste jabs at Sackett's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
A little feinted left hand from St Juste on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeez, Renan St Juste's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by St Juste.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste with a hook.
St Juste cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Juste connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Juste.
St Juste lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from St Juste.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Juste connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
St Juste lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for St Juste.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Juste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
St Juste lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renan St Juste did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
St Juste drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St Juste scores with a hook.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
St Juste throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Sackett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste misses with a left hand
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
A low kick from St Juste is predictable there
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett throws a push kick but St Juste slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with a double jab
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but St Juste ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and St Juste counters with a nice uppercut.
St Juste lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Juste lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Juste throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
St Juste feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Juste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - St Juste had a free shot at his head there.
St Juste lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
It looked like St Juste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sackett.
St Juste throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Juste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
A nice side step and Sackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
St Juste is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
St Juste throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but St Juste is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett feints a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Juste throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett slips a straight right by St Juste.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St Juste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Sackett moves away from the strike by St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with an outside leg kick.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Juste.
Sackett swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from St Juste.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like St Juste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
St Juste jabs at Sackett's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Juste connects with a body shot.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Juste throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick there by St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
St Juste connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
St Juste cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Juste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but St Juste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by St Juste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett punishes St Juste's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
St Juste scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Juste, right into the meat.
St Juste bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks St Juste in the body.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and St Juste counters with a right hand to the body.
St Juste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a jab when St Juste was well out of range.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sackett.
St Juste will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Juste swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renan St Juste.
I think St Juste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Renan St Juste thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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